Tense Chart with Rules and Examples
Tense Structure/Rule Example
Present Simple Subject + base verb She reads a book.
Present Continuous Subject + am/is/are + verb-ing He is playing football.
Present Perfect Subject + has/have + past participle They have finished the work.
Present Perfect ContinuousSubject + has/have been + verb-ing She has been studying since morning.
Past Simple Subject + past verb He wrote a letter.
Past Continuous Subject + was/were + verb-ing They were watching TV.
Past Perfect Subject + had + past participle She had left before I came.
Past Perfect Continuous Subject + had been + verb-ing He had been working all day.
Future Simple Subject + will + base verb I will call you later.
Future Continuous Subject + will be + verb-ing She will be waiting for us.
Future Perfect Subject + will have + past participle They will have completed the task.
Future Perfect Continuous Subject + will have been + verb-ing I will have been traveling for 5 hours.